General Discussion

greatlaurel

(2,020 posts)

46. A lot of the shrillest HRC hatred comes from right wing dirty tricks and manipulation.

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 07:53 PM

Sep 2014

It is easy to harp about one or two policies or votes and ignore the decades of work HRC has done for the American people. There is no politician with whom I agree all the time. All politicians have to appease many different constituencies. HRC has stood with us far more than she has failed us. The platform she ran on in the primaries in 2008 was better than Barack Obama's, but her critics ignored her platform.

The Republican Party is absolutely terrified of her running. They are throwing everything plus the kitchen sink at her and none of it is working.

As members of the Democratic Party, we should concentrate our time on getting out the vote this November of 2014. All this hate is counterproductive and seems aimed to depress voter turnout this coming election.

GOTV 2014!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

114 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

How come almost everybody on here doesn't like Hillary? [View all] minivan2 Sep 2014 OP

Some say because she's a Clinton, others because she's a hawk. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

Nothing to do with her name. We need a real leader who doesn't have to consult the sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #17

In terms of recognition, the name is pretty important to some folks. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #19

Okay, I misunderstood. Sorry about that! sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #27

And who you going to vote for in the end..... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #109

Support for fracking and GMO's? TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #49

Neither are in my top five, but that certainly adds to the trough of despair. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #52

It's not her, it's her policies n/t leftstreet Sep 2014 #2

That's one reason I don't trust her. GoneOffShore Sep 2014 #33

Her policies and her links ti corporatists. mylye2222 Sep 2014 #114

Here is a very good reason to loathe her. JEB Sep 2014 #3

And more reason's that she's not suitable. GoneOffShore Sep 2014 #34

Many reasons, but many remain pissed off about her '02 vote for that fucking Iraq invasion/slaughter Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #4

It's kinda like the people who does not like broccoli, they never tasted it but have been told Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #5

Nope. The problem is that people *have* tasted Hillary. No more, please. n/t winter is coming Sep 2014 #24

some of us have had that broccoli shoved down our throats DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #26

Shoved down our throat, indeed. That's what they tried to do in 2007 & 2008 davidpdx Sep 2014 #69

Nice catch David DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #100

I agree davidpdx Sep 2014 #112

I will raise you one DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #113

No, it's more like people do not like the Bush Policies she supports. It's not that hard to figure sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #29

The "Bush Lied" excuse is in itself a lie. We at DU all knew he was lying. So did the Senate n/t arcane1 Sep 2014 #101

Pro war, pro Wall Street, pro TPP. Those policy positions are loathe to me. Scuba Sep 2014 #6

Don't forget! vt_native Sep 2014 #36

Yep. Thanks. Scuba Sep 2014 #41

I like Hillary truedelphi Sep 2014 #99

I think Hillary is a third way Democrat upaloopa Sep 2014 #7

2 reasons, among others nationalize the fed Sep 2014 #8

For me it is not a matter of dislike. I do not know what she stands for and thus IN THE PRIMARY jwirr Sep 2014 #9

This is my problem with her as well. Skidmore Sep 2014 #60

Worth a caution: OilemFirchen Sep 2014 #10

She didn't have the guts to vote against the Iraq war Demobrat Sep 2014 #11

She had the guts, but she actually AGREED with Bush as we have found out since then. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #31

Because this is a progressive board? KamaAina Sep 2014 #12

^This^ GoneOffShore Sep 2014 #37

How did you come to the conclusion that almost everybody on here doesn't el_bryanto Sep 2014 #13

Most members are to the left of her on issues. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #14

No, they won't support her. If the party wants to LOSE, then she will be the nominee. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #38

I am a bit confused, who are you saying won't support her if she wins the nomination? hrmjustin Sep 2014 #40

Well, let me put it this way. In the 2008 election I supported Obama once it came down to sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #63

I understand how you feel but i think she will win if she is the nominee. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #64

I do not. I think you are very wrong. I hope the Party understands this also and sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #66

Pipe dream. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #77

oh, this is easy wyldwolf Sep 2014 #15

She has too much baggage fadedrose Sep 2014 #16

I am in no position to like or dislike Hillary. I've never met her. Maedhros Sep 2014 #18

I like her. I like all Democrats. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #20

Me too! yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #54

Because we're Democrats. Liberal Democrats mostly. PeteSelman Sep 2014 #21

I dislike aspects of EVERYONE connected to the DLC, including Al Gore. HereSince1628 Sep 2014 #22

Me, too Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #97

3rd Way Hawk. Next question? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #23

I would vote for her no problem Egnever Sep 2014 #25

I've only met her a couple of times. Can't say whether I like or dislike her. TygrBright Sep 2014 #28

I don't dislike her. I want to see the other nominees before I settle on a candidate... Kalidurga Sep 2014 #30

I don't buy your premise. Because the flame bait posts get the most attention, that might be why it still_one Sep 2014 #32

... TBF Sep 2014 #35

Because she is a DINO? krawhitham Sep 2014 #39

that bullshit again? Get a new shtick. wyldwolf Sep 2014 #48

President Obama has called himself a 1980's Republican MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #53

except he didn't wyldwolf Sep 2014 #55

Go for it. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #57

Gladly wyldwolf Sep 2014 #58

OK, is this better? "President Obama says he has the same *policies* as..." MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #62

Actually, no, it's still dishonest wyldwolf Sep 2014 #71

Here's the part that *you* bolded: MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #73

your protest makes no sense. You're still trying to twist this to match your belief wyldwolf Sep 2014 #75

Your point is interesting. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #90

See, here's your problem. wyldwolf Sep 2014 #91

Just trying to clarify MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #94

I was very clear. You're trying to parse another meaning from mine and the President's words. wyldwolf Sep 2014 #95

Well, first you highlight Obama saying his positions are those of a 1980's Republican MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #98

You are looking silly at this point! nt Logical Sep 2014 #79

you're falling victim to the same pretzel logic wyldwolf Sep 2014 #84

Still waiting for a response. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #67

I have a life outside of DU wyldwolf Sep 2014 #72

In other words "I give up"! Nt Logical Sep 2014 #81

you give up? You just started. wyldwolf Sep 2014 #85

She was the behind the screen young lawyer that forced Nixon out CK_John Sep 2014 #42

It must be misogyny, because no DUer has ever clearly articulated hughee99 Sep 2014 #44

Ahh no, she did not force Nixon out. former9thward Sep 2014 #47

Actually she helped research procedures and historical precedent for impeachment rpannier Sep 2014 #68

Why don't some here believe in primaries? yurbud Sep 2014 #43

I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't like her SheilaT Sep 2014 #45

A lot of the shrillest HRC hatred comes from right wing dirty tricks and manipulation. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #46

In what ways would you consider her platform to have been MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #56

Because republicans are scumbags. tabasco Sep 2014 #50

this has been discussed for years and years.... 2banon Sep 2014 #51

Too cool for school underpants Sep 2014 #59

You missed the DU Obama/Clinton Primary War of '08... DRoseDARs Sep 2014 #61

I'll paraphrase something I said long ago about HRC�. MrMickeysMom Sep 2014 #65

I tend to agree with you davidpdx Sep 2014 #70

Jackson Stephens, BCCI and Walton Mart Octafish Sep 2014 #74

Who posts on political blogs? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #76

3. Propagandists. woo me with science Sep 2014 #80

Ok, them too. And trolls, who just want crowds to troll, and don't really care about Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #82

I don't trust her. Feral Child Sep 2014 #78

Actually, you bring up a point I'd forgotten. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #86

Chasing Hillary: What The Republicans Refuse To Learn From Wile E. Coyote pampango Sep 2014 #83

She is an unprincipled egotist. BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #87

Even if her policies weren't awful, nepotism and cronyism are destroying this country. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #88

I don't believe that's true rock Sep 2014 #89

She would be a great president. HuckleB Sep 2014 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Sep 2014 #93

Because she's too buddy-buddy with the Wall Street pirates and the warmongers Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #96

Apart from her being ever-so-cozy with Goldman Sachs hifiguy Sep 2014 #102

She's to the right of Obama who, as Democrats go, is pretty right-wing. Also, she supported a Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #103

BULLFUCKINGSHIT! VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #110

Hillary Polly Hennessey Sep 2014 #104

Me too! yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #105

Me too nt DawgHouse Sep 2014 #106

Because the lesser of two evils customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #107

I'm Ready for Hillary. I know others here are too. Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #108

Because they live in a parallel world where Bernie Sanders could be a viable candidate. Beacool Sep 2014 #111